Sony a7R II versus a7 II: Eight key differences

Sony a7R II versus a7 II: Eight key differences

Sony's a7-series marked the debut of full-frame mirrorless, and Sony still dominates this market with its a7S II, a7 II and a7R II. Sony has developed a reputation for rapid development cycles, and since they all look basically the same, it can be hard to figure out the differences between its current a7-series offerings.

The higher resolution a7R II costs almost twice as much as the a7 II, and in this article we'll be explaining why. So join us, as we take a detailed look at the major differences between the Sony a7 II and the a7R II.

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I sold my a7rii after 11 months of ownership. The main problems for me were its poor af system for my needs. Eye af is very good but not for faster moving targets. I have a very fast 4 year old. A7r2 routinely misses shots of him. I've had a7, a7r, a7ii before a7r2. A7r2 is the best of the bunch but simply is outgunned by any medium to high end dslr for my purposes. My d750 makes shooting of my child running (he always runs, never sits still) effortless. A7r2 is simply not in the same league. Maybe next generation will get close as a6300 is certainly close. Another problems with a7r2 is slow start up time and as article points very slow to check your images. Battery dies as you are looking at the display without doing much and I had the camera in airplane mode most of the time. Lenses are large heavy and expensive and on average more expensive than comparable Nikon lenses, with no size benefit. They are great lenses and camera produces Great images of still and slowly moving targets. 4K video quality is sublime. The face recognition works decent but not as fast as Panasonic m43 system face recognition which is in another league (in single af mode). That's my honest take after 11 months and 10k images on a7r2. I know several other friends who are parents of young kids who sold a7r2. Wrong camera for us I guess

Well actually that was a wrong choice from the beginning. But then, it was Sony's marketing that deceived many with that car-race pictures.Nikon 1 was and is still (after all those years) the best of mirrorless crowd when it comes to tracking small kids, at least under good light. My V2 was even better than my A6000 in continuous AF (my nephews were 5 and 8 when I had these cameras, and I sold A6000 after debating for looong time with myself).Sony is getting these slowly, but as of 2016 they are not "there" yet. Bad menus, slow operation (menus, picture review, start-up time). They have been the best when it comes to sensors but now I see that Canon is catching up (slowly) with its newer low-noise-floor sensors. If Canikon start producing A7-like cameras, then Sony will have hard time so they need to start working with real photographers fast.Sony, please: Brilliant engineers are useful to some extent, but please work with PHOTOGRAPHERS when designing your cameras!

Sure, if you buy large, heavy and expensive lenses, they are large, heavy and expensive! I did build a very compact and lightweight A7 full frame system that suits me well, with focal lengths ranging from 21 to 200 mm. With good camera technique tracking AF is not bad.

I shoot my niece, nephews all the time. AF-C, wide area and face detectionis the only setting you every need. But anyways we need more people to buy more gear than they need to help support the secondhand market. Thank you to you and your friends.

My A7RII earns me good money, but so does my D800E and 1DX. It was a good buy for me. I like the A7RII, especially for videos. The menue is a mess, but the rest is really good. I really don't know why you had problems to track a child. I track airplanes and flying little birds with the Sony and a mounted third party Sigma 70-200. Easy.

I agree with the OP. Sony a7R II seems amazing, and it is, but then when face/eye detection fails, or the person you want to focus on isn't the one the camera detects with face/eye detect, you're SOL.

That's where Nikon's 3D tracking pull far ahead.

But then again Canon couldn't keep up with either Nikon 3D or Sony eye detect, so you do have to temper somewhat.

The reality remains: Nikon subject tracking is the best around, it's what every camera manufacturer should aspire to. Sony Lock-on AF can sometimes compete, but it's too unpredictable, and Canon Dual Pixel AF object tracking is finally catching up, but it's somewhat slow, and it can only be used on a 80D for moving subjects (since no other Canon camera supports AI Servo with Dual Pixel).

DPReview needs to build a Frankencamera, incorporating the best of all devices.

Exactly. Since I use the brilliant touch-to-autofocus, touch-to-magnify and touch-to-snap-focus video AF on the Sony A5100, I decioded that I buy only another Sony camera if it has exactly the same quality of touch functionality.

Touch focus (and zoom) work very well on smart phone cameras, to the extent their users think of themselves as experts.

Perhaps I'm not clear on the technique required to scribble with a finger on the rear LCD while looking through the viewfinder. If you can't see where you're touching, why not use a 4-way? What happens when you touch them accidentally, with your nose for example?

Ed Ingold: Touch focus on EVF cameras is a brilliant use of the technology. You don't need to see your finger to be able to precisely move the AF point when looking through the viewfinder, any more than you need to watch your finger when using a trackpad or a mouse. You can touch the wrong spot accidentally, but it's so much faster to directly touch the point you want that I've never needed to resort to a 4-way pad for selection. Of course I prefer fully articulating displays so I don't need to worry about where my nose might hit.

Furthermore, Sony's object tracking (Lock-on AF) is far, far behind. When it works, it's amazing, but half the time, it doesn't work, which means I never enable it. No pro is going to enable a focus mode that works < 50% of the time.

Sony: time to compete with Canon Dual-Pixel AF... you already do in terms of speed, but you need to catch up with respect to touch interface, and object tracking accuracy.

Hi Rishi, I agree Object Tracking is unusable, but not only on Sony on any other cameras, too, including Canon Dual Pixel. But what do you think about face tracking in video on the Sony vs Canon? Face tracking doesn't require touch-screen, and it is face tracking that is required 90% of the cases when any automated tracking is needed.

It's not at all unusable on other cameras. Canon 'Dual Pixel AF' actually has incredibly reliable object tracking, but it's slow (its frame rate is pathetic).

But at least it's accurate.

But all that pales in comparison to Nikon, which has the best object tracking bar noneperiod. Puts everybody to shame.

I'm really not afraid to say the following: every camera manufacturer save for Nikon needs to have a Nikon D5/D500 in their labs/offices as the benchmark. It puts every camera manufacturer to shame when it comes to object tracking, and it does so with a relatively low-res 180k-pixel RGB metering sensor.

Mirrorless cameras with millions of pixels have no excuse to trail Nikon in object tracking.

Nikon's set the bar: at least try to meet it, if not exceed it, Canon, Sony, Pentax, etc.

rrccad: Yes, that's a good point. But it should be relatively easy to bin - either in hardware or software - to a lower resolution for pattern recognition. In fact, I'm sure they already do, but I'm sure they could do with more processing power, and smarter algorithms.

I think it's actually most the latter - think about how good eye AF is. Why is that so good, yet Lock-on so poor (at times)? I think it has to do with pattern recognition - with face detection, there's a particular pattern you know you're looking for. With general object tracking, you have to define a pattern based off of initial analysis of what was under the AF point, then look for that around the entire frame, while allowing some 'fuzziness' here to allow for that subject to change shape or size and still stay on it. Nikon's remarkable at this, and I bet a lot of it has to do with supplementing pattern recognition with distance information from the phase-detect system to understand what your subject is.

I'm a long time Leica user. I bought an M2 in 1964 and waited 7 generations for something better to come along. For a while (6 months) "better" was a used M9, then the Sony A7ii came out. I guess I was looking in the wrong direction. That camera, along with an A7Rii, are the only cameras in my kit some 2 years running.

Pentax K1 and D810 are better all round cameras and when the 5DIV is announced with new sensor, 4K video, DPAF sensor, no Canon users will drift to the Sony, they can sell their A7RII and go back to a real camera. Already many have tried the experiment and returned to the fold.

@thx1138I am not so sure about your statement. Given the 1DXII the 5DIV will be also incremental while A7 system has been making gigantic steps. I really believe that Nikon and Canon missed their train with the current flagships and they will have to hold back with their entire camera line. Btw, although it is matter of taste and style of shooting, I take the A7RII over the K1 and D810 any day unless i need fast AF and frame rate but then I pick up my 1DX, most certainly not the K1 or the D810. The A7RII has its quirks and mirrorless limitations, however since I have owned it I have been enjoying shooting more, and my pictures are better. The most noticeable outcome improvement since I ever started shooting digital and I have owned every single Canon body worth having.

Incremental, says who. 4K video @ 60fps, new AF, DPAF, new sensor, GPS, Wifi (via SD slot), 8fps. Gigantic step was mirrorless nothing more, they have now made their play and A7RIII has little else to offer, they can try and fix battery but won't, they can add more pixels and improve AF, hardly exciting. Camera has grown in size and weight, And offers very little real advantage unless you shoot with a small prime. They have no Professional support service and in fact their support system is a joke, you get same level of support as for a toaster.

@thx1138mirrorless went from an underwhelming experience to a very competitive product, and in may regards superior:1) BSI sensor2) Stabilized sensor. Neither Canon or Nikon.3) EVF, from a a terrible experience to better than OVF in most regards4) Electronic shutter5) Size and weight6) Huge miss out for any DSLR: seamless switching from EFV to monitorDo not forget that the A7RIII is also around the corner, and likely so the A9.Canon will as usual bring the 5D series up to speed and making sure as usual that it does not cannibalize the other products. The 1DXII is already underwhelming... and from a video standpoint they will limit so it does not interfere with that market. It will deliver the usual 90% there camera. Cannot be 100% because only the 1D series is worthy of 100% and lately not even because of the video features conflict with dedicated video cameras. The 5DIV will be wonderfully crafted and effective, and possibly will replace my 1DX, not my A7RII.

It is no just trendy, it offers realistically NEW features worth talking about. All Canon and Nikon are same old story, just a bit better every time, and less better every time (mature tech no much new), simply put, straight out boring.

I have both an A7ii and A7Rii. The A7Rii can be used with an external USB battery pack, but not the A7ii. This is a big plus for studio and video operations, not so much for walking around. Both cameras will charge the battery, but only when the camera is switched OFF. One caveat. The A7Rii seems to use the internal battery for part of the power draw, and will gradually run down. It takes about 8 hours before needing replacement.

I found the A7 interesting, but the A7ii made me jump, primarily for the IBIS and improved ergonomics. I bought the A7Rii, sight unseen, for the silent shutter and higher resolution. I used legacy lenses, Nikon and Leica, on both, but gradually retired them as I aquired native FE lenses. While the A7ii retired (mostly) my Nikon D3 and Leica M9, the A7Rii also fills the role a digital Hasselblad has played for the last 9 years.

Gotta love the Canon cheer leaders here singing of market shares and Olympic cameras. You know Sony is on to something great when you have these "market share learders" and "pros" reek of insecurities.

I don't own shares in any of those companies so I could not careless. I just want a good camera so I can do what I do care about which around here amazingly enough is taking pictures. So let the companies fight it out because competition is good and I will buy the Camera that best suits my needs.

I'm not a fan of the Sony Corporation for many reasons, but I tip my hat to them for producing one of the best mirrorless cameras ever made. I've owned mine since the first batch hit our shores, and I love the thing. Just an incredible camera, it ticks almost all the boxes (I would say all, but there's bound to be some tools on this forum that's gotta have a whine about something). Kudos to Sony.

Shame it's so good, because I see no reason to upgrade for a few years.

The battery life is really terrible, especially if you're shooting in winter. I used my A7 in Vienna last winter, and with almost a full battery I could get more or less 10-15 shots. One day I forgot to bring a second battery, and the only thing I could do was keeping the battery on my pocket and pop it on every time I had to take a picture...

The A7 battery is not the greatest (1050 mAh), but about par for the mirrorless school. I get up to about 300 images or 2 hours idle time in the field per charge. I put the WiFi in "Airplane" mode, set the timeout to 2 minutes, and turn the power off completely as I walk. The startup time is not great, and actually faster on power-up than wake-up. I make it a habit to turn it on (or press the shutter half way) as I bring it up to my eye.

There's only a slight advantage to turn off the rear display. It's worth keeping it on for the convenience.

Sure, but I would wish to reproduce the above with exactly the same conditions and camera to verify it. Doubtless there are some cameras and batteries that last more than 10-20 shots when cold, but not necessarily this one.

i believe you ...in cold freezing weather one time i get 30 shots form 2 batteries in a griped canon DSLR i had to raid my flash guns and put the AA battery tray in the grip warm up the batterys to get another 30 shots from them

Wow, what I made with that comment! Just to add some info that day I moved early in the morning, and it was really cold, like -10° -15° (celsius). The battery was not really 100%, I did a couple of shots indoor the day before, and it is is possible that it was charged some weeks before (I have 4 batteries in rotation), so also self discharge may have taken something away. But by the way it should have been around 80-90%! And after taking those 10-15 shots in the cold (after wich the battery was dead) I took away the battery door, and kept on a pocket on the inside of my coat, to pop it in once I had to take a picture. Doing so I took like other 20 photos. Then I went indoors again and once the battery warmed up it was like 10-15% and I took some other photos without big problems.

To be clear I didn't want to cause hate, but it was just to warn if someone wants to move from a dslr, that in comparison have infinite battery! I should have knew that a battery made for a casual camera like the nex-3, and even half size than a dslr (that are even for the most part off when you use them) would have been undersized on an A7, but I bought anyway...

10-15 shots in Vienna? Walked in the cold air freezing breath on a window pane?With apologies to Ultravox your comment means nothing to me. I live in Iceland and regularly take aurora shots at -10°C. A battery will still suffice for many times that number, although I agree on keeping battery no. 2 in a warm pocket and alternating.

Thanks for the article, I think I'd like the addition of firmware specific differences, if any. I think I remember the A7RII allowing more control on the auto iso settings? to name only one, but there are perhaps more ? Maybe other "soft" differentiators ?

1. A7 II has S-Log2, so it isn't an extra feature of the A7R II. 2. How can you guys still be having difficulty 'accessing the AF settings'? Seriously? 3. What about the differences in viewfinder magnification (and optics)? 4. Differences in build / construction?

I agree with previous post. Newer, better, more expensive. I can wait. Nothing says I have to hop on the A7RII now anyway. There will be an A7RIII orA7III at some point. These Technologies just work this way. Time is on my side. Plus DSLRs are still keeping these cameras honest. I like the Sonys, but not $$$$$$ much.

Sony A7RIII wil come within 6 months, price will increase again, soon reaching Leica absurdity. But now they have few features to wow with, all the current DSLRs will get updated and have 4K video, wifi, gps, and leave zero reason to move to mirrorless camera that is now heavier than mid tier DSLR.

Price of A7rII is too high already and I won't be buying it at $4200 CAD. Although there is a very nice sensor in that body, nothing else appeals enough to consider it. Battery life is woeful and it's physical formfactor coupled with great glass negates any size advantage. As a Canon users I'm waiting for either a 5DSrII or a 5Dr, both requiring a new sensor design that meets of exceeds the A7rII. Somehow I'm skeptical it's going to happen so I'll probably be looking at a used A7rII when the A7rIII comes out.

Technology especially in mirrorless is constantly evolving so I have no doubt the new A7 III will also have some tech from the A7rII that is brought down to the A7 III. Maybe the AF system but not the sensor in order to keep the A7rII still viable.

I just bought an A7II. It can autofocus EF glass just fine with the latest software- I've been using it with various Canon glass and it works well, even in low light as long as there is some kind of contrast to grab focus with.

A7RII is awesome but just too pricey... even used the A7II is half the price. I would really love to have the full electronic shutter and the ability to configure minimum shutter speed, but other than that I think the A7II is cool. One thing BOTH cameras need to address is the weight- with a Fotodiox adapter my A7II weighs exactly the same as a 6D. 6D doesn't have IBIS though....

Do like I do. Embrace the fact that it is incredible that we can use adapted glass to high function on these bodies, but it comes with a SLIGHT weight penalty. Sans grip, adapter, and connect native prime lenses is where you get the weight advantage. Sony did not make the EF glass. Tell Cannon to make them lighter.

I don't know that I would call 150g (for the MkII) a significant advantage. Plus a lot of native FE glass has issues.... 50 1.8 is slow, 50 1.4 is expensive, 55 1.8 even more so; 28/2 has big distortion, 35/2.8 is not fast enough to justify over an F/4 zoom in my experience.

I am mostly OK with the weight... I just wish they hadn't switched to the all metal body. If they had to add weight, they should have made the body out of carbon fiber and moved to a bigger battery/grip.

But yea for me being able to use affordable, high quality Canon glass at shutter speeds of 2 or even 3/FL easily "outweighs" the weight penalty. Just seems like they missed an opportunity for weight savings. I think they got spooked by the A7R's shutter slap issues and went too far in the other direction.

I don't think so. So far Sony released their new models at a regular pace, regardless of competition. That's what they have to do to gain market shares: improve and release newer models and finally outperform competition.The Kuamoto earthquake delayed their plans and roadmap, and cost them a few billions. I wish A7III gets announced this year though.

Since Sony did uncompressed raws I'm a convert. And I appreciate fixing the light leak, strengthening the mount, adding the video goodies, improving the AF, eliminating the shutter shock, adding silent shooting modes, adding IBIS, adding 14-bit uncompressed raw. The series has come a long way and DPR mentions about controlling the AF points so some improvements can still be made but this camera series has advanced quickly.

It depends on the lens and focal length. A non-stabilized lens in the 'normal range' the IBIS seems to be worth about 1-2 stops when viewing at 100% (A7RII). The camera is supposed to improve to 5-axis by working with an optically stabilized lens and I don't dispute this and haven't tested it. Compare to Pentax IBIS (their SRII) now seems to be pushing 4-5 stops with careful hand holding techniques. Caveat that this is not scientific but is a notable difference in both cases.

The A7II now supports S-Log for 1080 video (and other things) as a "picture profile." There are a variety of goodies that came with software updates after release of the A7II -- your comparison seems based on the original A7II firmware. The A7RII is THE top camera, but I certainly don't agree that "A7 II doesn't bring much to the table that you can't find duplicated or outmatched in other, competitive DSLR models" -- especially in it's ability to use ANY lens with a better-than-average FF, IBIS-stabilized, sensor... and even usable AF with manual lenses using the Techart Pro LM-EA7.

I am willing to bet there are hundreds, if not thousands of people using these cameras at the Olympics. I will do you one better and make the statement, that among the athletes and spectators, the A7 series is more popular than the 1DX and D5. Those are the models you were talking about, correct?

Webber15, and you are a photographer because you frequent this site or because you shoot with a Canon or Nikon? LoL just buy a Canon and Nikon strap on put it on a Sony and you will qualifyto be a photographer.

I think the problem for Sony is that relatively few photo organizations standardized on Minolta years ago -- we're seeing many organizations that have simply continued with the brand choice they made in the late 1980s when the first AF DSLRs hit the scene... and in many cases, that was continuing the brand choice they made decades earlier than that. In any case, the reality is that most organizations have big pools of Canon or Nikon equipment, and everything is set-up to leverage that. The only in for Sony is that their E-mount bodies actually can use and AF the lenses from both Canon and Nikon, which is a very recent development, so they become a somewhat viable choice... as opposed to switching between Canon and Nikon, which is beyond painful. Anyway, it has nothing to do with quality and capability of Sonys, which is quite leading-edge in most respects -- it's all about infrastructure.

I don't take videos so have never experienced shutter shock but use it only for landscapes as it is so loud in the street. All the sony cameras are noisy as I have the nex 5n and 6 so I use my little canon eos M3 for street photography. Sorry but what is GES mode? the little sony 100ii is silent but I can't get good bokeh.

The A7Rii does indeed have a silent running mode. The only noise you hear is a soft click of the diaphragm closing. Even the AF is completely silent, unlike the mild click and whir of Nikon's AF-S. Hint: when taking portraits or group pictures, leave the shutter noisy. It lets the subject(s) know when it's alright to breath.

I think this type of "article" is to show up as a result in a specific Google search, and in that regard it's useful to both the googlist and to DPR for getting extra hits. Don't see anything wrong with that, really.

And yet again in the style of a cheap commercial with words and wordings like:<significantly>,<superior>, <perfectly>, <excellent>, <bags of detail>, <more sophisticated>, <blows away>, <superior quality>, etc, etc.Is this the way DPR wants to inform it's readers or is it just trying to sell cameras?

In terms of DR, when you said "The a7R II is better than the a7 II in this regard, but both are better than full-frame DSLRs in this class", you probably meant to say "in their respective price brackets"? (the D810 is better than the a7 II) [edit: the K-1 is also better, so even "in their price brackets" is wrong. It's only the a7R II that rules them all]

A useful comparison of the two a7's, but I'm not so sure about the comparisons to dLSR competitors - either make it a full comparison (including things like handling, overheating-during-long-exposures, etc), or leave out the comparisons altogether, would be my suggestion.

The overheating issue seems to be a myth to cover the 30 minute limit on video clips. The limit is actually tax-related. Anything longer than 30 minutes is considered a video camera, subject to a 10% import duty. I've run video for two solid hours, pausing every 20 minutes or so to stop and immediately restart to reset the clock. The A7Rii will run from dawn to dusk (and beyond) from a 20K mAH USB battery pack.

Considering this camera is approaching medium format performance in terms of resolution it would be interesting to compare it to a Phase One or Alpa or Hasselblad or even Pentax 645. At the extreme, a Seitz Roundshot

One more compairson camera will be the Sigma dp Quattro H which I hope to acquire when it is released shortly. With one of its Sigma Art lenses attached it's sure to be a challenger when it comes to imaging detail.

The resolution of the A7RII sensor put a strain, so to speak, on the resolving capabilities of the lens, more so than the Sigma DP Quattro does (because it samples vertically). IMHO Sigma has finally put itself in a position to succeed with a camera in the right "shape", interchangeable lenses, and $800 body.

Panomax its not just a matter of resolution when it comes to medium format i remember a well known portrait photog who name escapes me was given a 36MP nikon 810 for a week to see if it was up to MF work..he had no problems with the amount of detail resolved for much of his work but could not live with the skin tones coming off the sony sensor

"""""Sony's a7-series marked the debut of full-frame mirrorless, and Sony still dominates this market with its a7S II, a7 II and a7R II.""""obversely sony dominates the FF mirrorless market .. and it sound impressive until its pointed out that sony market share has not improved since 2008 so basically they have traded A mount sales for FE mount sales

steelhead as i understand it canon are making the most money ..making 1 £$ 1000 times is better than making 10£$ once.. canon has held on to their sales in a shrinking market . sony is 28% down 1st 1/2 20016 and their own forecast is to be down 41% next year ...as for throwing away cameras i don't understand what you are saying ..people that have a entry level canon DSLR can look forward to a good upgrade path.....don't know if that can be said about Sony A mount...and looking at Sony E not having a entry level cameras i can see nobody to upgrade to the sony topend ..if i was a betting man i would not like to bet on the future success of sony E mount in 10years time

No, not necessarily. If you make a higher profit per unit and have lower unit sales, you earn a much higher return on sales (obviously) and probably a higher rate of return on capital. It's sort of like Apple phones vs. Samsung phone. Samsung sells more units but Apple makes a much higher profit per phone. If you'e an investor, you probably prefer the latter results. And Sony seems to do that in cameras, despite their poor profitability in other markets (notably consumer electronics).

mike you are probably correct ..but lucky for canon they have both bases covered (or more) with low end medium and hi and very hi end ..most that buy a canon 5Dxx proberly started out with a reble ...that scenario is not going to happen with sony ..also as canon replacement cycle is much longer than sony it gives much more time to pay off the R&D and tooling costs and to get over production glitches ..i am pretty sure the profit margin in a 5Dmkiii has been pretty good over the last 2 or3 years

Should also have said I did appreciate the article. As an a7 owner who is considering when and to what to upgrade, this is very helpful. But you should note the file sizes. The difference is not irrelevant :)

It's been awhile since there has been any Sony news or announcements on this site. The Mavica throwback camera doesn't count. Lots of news about the 1Dx and 1Dx vs D5 and CPS in Rio and the D750 vs D500 and the EF-M Macro and...

If you're a cynic, then you could look at this as an article to keep the brand front and centre or for DPR to hit their commitment to the number of Sony articles they have to write for quota.

The ultimate Sony troll has spoken. Even bragging on a recent open forum thread (now deleted) how he used multiple DPR IDs to troll the Sony forums and crying that DPR took him to task. Then he had the audacity to accuse Sony users of being defensive. You and max iso need to hook up. How's that 80d holding up with your misfocus problems?

Tsk tsk, you need to stop spinning misinformation PVC, I never EVER claimed to use false ID's, that was some other users commenting. It is one thing I did accuse Sony shills of doing though - spinning misinformation and misdirection and you did just that.

And stay tuned, there is an August list in the works and it will be better than July's. What did Banya say - this stuff is gold Jerry, gold! If it gets deleted again I just may start a website dedicated to it. Between the fanboi's and my meme's there is enough bandwidth to keep alive for awhile.

Looks like I have the 80D all dialled in and it's working like a champ after a rocky start, impressive camera that will take me years to outgrow, thanks for asking! Not so much the stalking, but thanks for asking.

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The new Fujifilm GFX 100 boasts some impressive specifications, including 100MP, in-body stabilization and 4K video. But what's it like to shoot with? Senior Editor Barnaby Britton found out on a recent trip to Florence, Italy.

It's here! The long-awaited next-generation Fujifilm GFX has been officially launched. Click through to learn more about the camera that Fujifilm is hoping will shake up the pro photography market - the GFX100.

We've known about the Fujifilm GFX 100 since last fall, but now it's official: this 102MP medium-format monster will be available at the end of June for $10,000. In addition to its incredible resolution, the camera also has in-body IS, a hybrid AF system, 4K video and a removable EVF.

According to DJI, any drone model weighing over 250 grams will have AirSense Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) receivers installed to help drone operators know when planes and helicopters are nearby.

Chris and Jordan are kicking off a new segment in which they make feature suggestions to manufacturers for the benefit of all photographer-kind. To start things off, they take a look at the humble USB-C port and everything it could be doing for us.

The Olympus TG-5 is one of our favorite waterproof cameras, and the company today introduced the TG-6, a relatively low-key update. New features include the addition of an anti-reflective coating on the sensor, a higher-res LCD, and more underwater and macro modes.

The Leica Q2 is an impressively capable fixed-lens, full-frame camera with a 47MP sensor and a sharp, stabilized 28mm F1.7 Summilux lens. It's styled like a traditional Leica M rangefinder and brings a host of updates to the hugely popular original Leica Q (Typ 116) that was launched in 2015.

We've been playing around with a prototype of the new Peak Design Travel Tripod and are impressed so far: it's incredibly compact, fast to deploy and stable enough for the heaviest bodies. However, the price may turn some away.